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Upwork Outage History

Every past Upwork outage tracked by IsDown, with detection times, duration, and resolution details.

There were 205 Upwork outages since March 2022. The 49 outages from the last 12 months are summarized below, with incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Minor May 30, 2026

May 2026: Android Mobile App Access Issue

Detected May 30, 2026 7:43 PM EDT · Resolved May 30, 2026 8:47 PM EDT · Duration about 1 hour

Upwork experienced an issue affecting some customers using the Android mobile app for 1.1 hours. The company investigated and prioritized resolving the access problem that impacted other site features or areas. The incident was classified as minor and resolved without requiring any user action.

Minor May 28, 2026

May 2026: Some areas of Upwork wesbite is inaccessible

Detected May 28, 2026 9:38 AM EDT · Resolved May 28, 2026 12:30 PM EDT · Duration about 3 hours

Upwork experienced accessibility issues affecting multiple areas of their website including job search, proposals, transaction information, and fund withdrawals for 2.9 hours. The company investigated and identified the problems impacting these core platform features. The incident was resolved after nearly 3 hours with regular updates provided to users throughout the outage.

Minor May 27, 2026

May 2026: Uma-based features are experiencing issues

Detected May 27, 2026 12:07 PM EDT · Resolved May 27, 2026 12:27 PM EDT · Duration 20 minutes

Upwork experienced issues with Uma-based features that caused errors for both clients and freelancers when using the service. The incident affected other site features and areas beyond the core platform functionality. The issue was resolved after 20 minutes of investigation and remediation work.

Minor May 13, 2026

May 2026: Investigating Upwork mobile app display issues

Detected May 13, 2026 12:50 PM EDT · Resolved May 14, 2026 5:38 PM EDT · Duration 1 day

Upwork's mobile app experienced display issues for 28.8 hours where clients and freelancers encountered blank pages when accessing contract and job search areas. The company investigated the root cause and identified the issue, then worked on implementing a fix. The resolution involved rolling out changes to affected users while monitoring the results.

Minor April 29, 2026

April 2026: Uma-based features are experiencing issues

Detected Apr 29, 2026 1:56 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 29, 2026 4:45 PM EDT · Duration about 3 hours

Upwork experienced issues with Uma-based features that caused errors for both clients and freelancers when using the service. The incident affected other site features and areas beyond the core platform functionality. The service disruption lasted 2.8 hours before being resolved.

Minor April 23, 2026

April 2026: Investigating: Issues Selecting Withdrawal Methods

Detected Apr 23, 2026 9:22 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 24, 2026 12:03 AM EDT · Duration about 3 hours

Upwork experienced a technical issue where some customers were unable to select their withdrawal method, affecting the "Getting Paid" functionality. The incident lasted 2.7 hours while the team investigated and worked to resolve the problem. Customers were advised no action was required on their part during the resolution process.

Minor April 7, 2026

April 2026: Issue with Find Work page

Detected Apr 7, 2026 11:56 AM EDT · Resolved Apr 7, 2026 2:48 PM EDT · Duration about 3 hours

Upwork experienced issues with their Find Work page where the My Feed, Best Matches, and Most Recent sections intermittently failed to load or displayed inconsistent results. The incident affected users' ability to browse job opportunities and lasted 2.9 hours. The service has been restored to normal functionality.

Minor April 7, 2026

April 2026: Issue with Find Work page

Detected Apr 7, 2026 11:11 AM EDT · Resolved Apr 7, 2026 11:27 AM EDT · Duration 16 minutes

Upwork experienced issues with their Find Work page where the Best Matches and Most Recent sections intermittently failed to load or displayed inconsistent results. The problem affected users' ability to browse job opportunities through the platform's main job discovery feature. The incident was resolved after 16 minutes of investigation and remediation.

Minor March 19, 2026

March 2026: Payment and Checkout Issues Under Investigation

Detected Mar 19, 2026 11:42 AM EDT · Resolved Mar 19, 2026 1:25 PM EDT · Duration about 2 hours

Upwork experienced payment and checkout difficulties affecting some customers, including issues with funding and activating milestones. The incident impacted other site features and lasted approximately 1.7 hours. The team actively investigated and worked to resolve the issue.

Minor March 9, 2026

March 2026: Intermittent errors for some platform features

Detected Mar 9, 2026 11:25 AM EDT · Resolved Mar 9, 2026 3:54 PM EDT · Duration about 4 hours

Upwork experienced intermittent access disruptions and errors affecting multiple platform features including login, messaging, payments, job search, proposals, and hiring functions for 4.5 hours. The incident impacted core functionality across the platform, causing service interruptions for users. The team investigated and resolved the issue without requiring any user action.